Franklin County 4-H enters into a 2 year agreement with a county in another state for an exchange of teens and volunteers. One year Franklin County teens and adult advisors travel to spend a week in homes of members from the partner county, and in the other year the Franklin County members host teens and adult advisors for a week in Franklin County.

Teens assist in choosing the partner county, planning and conducting fundraisers to supplement travel and hosting expenses, design exchange t-shirts, plan hosting activities, prepare a hosting notebook, and work with adults to plan and coordinate all events.

The purpose of the Ralls County Junior Fair is provide an opportunity for personal growth and development of the young person that partcipates. The youth participants will be given an opportunity to develop such life skills like responsiblity...

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It is an opportunity for personal growth and development of the young person who participates. As the youth participants learn to do and do to learn, we provide opportunities for young people to develop character, learn to share, cooperate and develop life skills.

What is your work style? Self-evaluation of your personality, work ethics, and communication style will reveal your work style. With your baseline results you can determine your strengths and weaknesses to help set self-improvement goals.

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To register please complete the online registration form by clicking on "more" in the sentence below. Someone from the Madison County Extension office will contact you regarding your payment.

To register for the Lunchtime Leadership Series and receive the discount registration is due by 07/14/2014.You can register for individual Lunchtime Leadership series classes throughout the series if you wish to. Registration for individual classes are at least two days in advance. more...

This workshop is directed to unemployed or underemployed individuals and its purpose is to provide information about filing for unemployment benefits, communicating with family, reviewing family financial resources, creating and reviewing a spending plan, bringing income and expenses into balance, reviewing outstanding debt and developing a debt reduction plan, communicating with creditors, avoiding financial predators and utilizing community resources.

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This workshop is directed to unemployed or underemployed individuals and its purpose is to provide information about filing for unemployment benefits, communicating with family, reviewing financial resources, creating and reviewing a spending plan.

The Greene County MU Extension office is pleased to host the 2014 Organic Gardening Academy. This series of classes related to organic gardening will present proven, science based techniques on a wide range of topics. Each class will include a presentation of the subject, followed by a hands-on demonstration of the techniques learned during the class. The speakers have a passion for organic gardening, and subject matter expertise.

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Organic Insect and Pest Management

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The introductory class on April 17 is free. The registration fee for each following class is $20. A discounted rate of $180 is available for all 10 classes purchased as a package, if purchased by May 1, 2014. To register or for more information, contact Lorri Winters at the MU Extension - Greene County office; 2400 S. Scenic, Springfield, MO; call 417-881-8909, or email WintersL@missouri.edu

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20

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$20.00A discounted rate of $180 is available for all 10 classes purchased as a package, if purchased by May 1, 2014.

More than half of all marriages end in divorce, and the majority of these involve children. Conflict between parents, both before and after a divorce, is associated with many negative outcomes in children. The purpose of this workshop is to help parents learn how to nurture and support their children during and after their divorce.more...

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2 1/2 hour interactive workshop to help parents understand how to make divorce more successful for their children.

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Contact Franklin County University of Missouri Extension Office, 636-583-5141, 116 West Main, Union, MO 63084.Pre-registration and pre-payment required at least 24 hours before class. $40 per person payable by cash, check or money order made payable to: Franklin County Extension Council.

Classes are court ordered parenting classes for divorcing parents with minor age children, divorced parents who are filing a motion to modify, or never marrieds who are parents of a minor age child.

Clover Kids introduces 5 to 7 year olds to a variety of 4-H experiences. Activities help them learn how to get along and share with others, explore different interests, build self-confidence, and how to be part of a group.

Leaders are Lafern Schoen and Kate Sievers. The club meets the third Wednesday of the month in the Lower Level of the Extension Office. Call 573-243-3581 to confirm the meeting date or to get information about joining.